Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-01
FREIGHT BUREAU.
The Remedy Devised by b Salt Lskers
for the Union Pacifio's E~xsctions.

A ERElGH
The Remedy Devised BY thu i Lsker'
for the Union P.eiho's Exsetions.
The meeting at Salt Lake on Wednesday
night to devise a remedy for the unjust dis
ordinations CT the Union Pacific against
that city val held in the Chamber of Com
merce Hall and attended by over 200 bust
ness men. The Secretary read a repor,
prepared by the consolidated railroad com
mittee OF the chamber, recommending tina,
the said committee be organised into 9
freight bureau Of the Salt Lake Chamber o.
Commerce which shall direct the shipment
and transportation OF freight over the diff
ferent railroads to and from the city with
a vis1 to securing redress from the Unio Z
Pacific OF the discrimination OF that road
infreixht rates against Salt Lake and it,
neighboring cities and mining ~centers; that
the merchants we're to sign q contract to
obey the Instructions OF the bureau in re
gard to Shipping freight, and that a compe,
tent person be appointed to attend to the
business of the bureau.
THE CONTRACT
pied ges the members not to disobey the in
stru:tions OF the Bureau under q penalty
OF 500 fine and %privation Of membership
in the Chamber Of Commerce. The com
,nittee were asked to explain their views,
but they thought it hardly polite to de
veiop the plan OF campaign they had in
view; but they might rest assured the
Freight Bureau would not ship over the
Union Pacific. Ore and mining eupply
shipments were not yet fully discussed, and
the merchants might agree to trust the
Freight Bureau. in whose hands their in.
terests would be safe. The extent of IA
vors to be secured depended q good deal
we're willing to do, in addition to the Rio
Grande, wit which they were connected.
1t was stated that the Rio Grande
WERE WILLING 70 MEET
any reductions the Union Pacific might
make, down to cost OF transportation, at
which figure the..Union Pacific we're perfectly
welcome to do all the business. The ques.
ton of ore production in Utah was one OF
great moment and should be carefully and
seriously considered. There we're 5000
less miners at work here than there were q
yOOA oAoS VAV1ClOAVs AVA0 "CAV vO,VOV I000
in daily, and $27O,OOO less in monthly
circulation, enough to make hard times.
a copy OF
TELEGRAM FRoN
was read which gave proposed special
rates to Utah & Northern points north OF
Franklin to Pleasant Valley inclusive, and
Oregon Short Line points east of Mccain
mon, to and including Soda Springs. and
aleo special rates OF Oregon Short Line
and Ogden. It was explained that Mr..
Munroe meant to meet the committse's de.
mands and figures, quoted from the tele-
gram, ~ere referred to in detail as indicat-
ing by the liberal reductions q fair spirit
on the part OF the railroad and q willing
ness to act squarely. But on rates to Ger
tain Utah points Mr.. Munroe had evi.
IDENTIFY misunderstood the committee, and
time should be granted to set this Alright.
Governor West made a very spirited ad-
dress, showing further the necessity of posi-
tive effort, that the c mmittee had done
-ood work for which they should be en-.
dorsed, that the Union Pacific had by no
means made all the concessions desired,
and that while the road had
SCORED A STEP
in the right direction, the organization and
continuance of the Freight Bureau would
make both railroads to understand that
the business men of Salt Lake City were
united to obtain a just and proper redress.
The report of the committee was adopted
by q unanimous vote, thus constituting
the consolidated railroad committee the
new Freight Bureau with power to act. A
communication from T. j. Potter to the
fleet that he would look up the ore and
bullion rates on his return to the West and
hoped to be in Salt Lake by October /
appeared to give some satisfaction. though
no action was taken on it. A communlca-
ton from the Board of Trade OF Provo
was read proni-ing to take united action
with Salt Lake in any course they might
adopt. The agreement referred to was then
sigaed BY sixty merchants present, and the
roll will be increased by other signatures
until. asthe Tribune expresses it, "the list
swells to a mighty roll, calculated to make
any road
THINK LONG AND SERIOUSLY
before discriminating against Salt Lake
It was intended, however. that az
soon as the Union Pacific met Salt Lakes
demands hat the han should be v withdrawn
and the explanation was added that sign
ing the agreement did not bind the mer-
chants to ship over any n line, but only
to follow the directions Of the Freight
Bureau, which announcement dispelled
Misunderstanding.
To satisfy a number Of inquiries the Chair
that the rates offered by Mr.. Munroe
had been neither accepted nor rejected until
the Freight Bureau could act on them and
the communication wal referred to the
Freight Bureau. The result Of the big meet
ing gives much satisfaction in Salt Lake, as
a way out Of the difficulties is now ap-
parent. But it is a question whether thu.
report would have been accepted
without some delay had not Governor West
come to the rescue as he did. He threw
needed light on the subject at once, and
the exact status Of the situation.
The business men have the battle already
helf won, and the Chamber of Commerce
aas become an established power in the
and.